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I've been having sleep problems since I was 10 years old. Mostly it was a small problem that was just off and on for many years until I went through serious emotional changes in my mid 30's an dnow at 42 I sleep only about 4 hours most nights. I don't like taking meds but have tried Ambien. Also tried anxiety meds which seem to help the most. Lack of sleep really affects my productivity and my relationship with everyone in my life. My quality of life stinks most days. Physical activity like going to the gym seems to make it worse as I can't fall asleep even though I exercise very early in the day. My mind seems to take off and i can't control my thoughts and I lie awake for 3-4 hours without really knowing it's been that long. My doctor doesn't like aniety meds because she feels they are addictive. I feel like I've tried it all - tea, natural remedies, yoga, meditation, ending a bad relationship. I think I'm just prone to bad sleep but I lost a job recently because the pace of it was too much for me on so little sleep. So this is a costly real problem for me.
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I say get a different doc. Sometime ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do! I've tried it all and one thing I've learned you have to rotate what your trying are taking are your body gets too use to it and it doesn't work anymore.
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Hi Catalonia, I will tell you, your story is like mine for the last 3 months. I have had a bad yr to start with-I had a Nasophyngeal Lesion, that appeared on an MRI of the brain for something else. Had the lesion removed in 2/11 and it was Neg. Then at the end of March I started to Hemmorage and ended up calling 911 as I was getting dizzy, and sweaty. They referred me to my GYN who tried several different meds to stop the bleeding as I am post-menopause since age 42 (I am now almost 49). My GYN referred me to a GYN surgeon as she felt I would probably need a Hysterectomy. Well, the surg. said she felt as if it was hormone related. Which it ended up being as she performed a D&C/Hysteroscopy (to try and see where the bleeding was coming from) and the biopsy proved her prediction. I had excess estrogen, my levels of DHEA were low, prolactin level was off, and many others. So she started me on a new regime and I COULD NOT SLEEP FOR ANYTHING...MANY TIMES UP FOR 3 DAYS STRAIGHT until my body adjusted, but in the meantime, I had to start seeing a psychiatrist for the 1st time b/c I was a nervous wreck-esp with no sleep. The meds he prescibed have worked for me, so maybe you should give it a try. Here is the kicker-I had a portion of my tongue removed in 6/11-yup, 3 surg in 6 months...The biopsy on my tongue also was Neg....I wish you well and most of all, SLEEP!!